AT THE SYMPHONY, ANNE FRANK IS ALIVE AND WELL
However much the musical treatment of diarist Anne Frank might lean to positives, the reality of her legacy lies in the subliminal tragedy of her life and fate. Composer Michael Tilson Thomas’ musical readings in the 40-minute “From the Diary of Anne Frank” are eloquently understated. In sound and style, the music director has clearly drunk from the same well as his mentor, the (symphonic) Leonard Bernstein. The orchestra interspersed phrases around diva Isabel Leonard’s narrations of Frank’s writing excerpts….